Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (33) will be traded soon, local media reported. Toronto, the lowest-ranked team in the world, is expected to reorganize its team based on rebuilding.

"The Toronto Sun" said on the 23rd, "The end of Kikuchi, Toronto's mainstay, and the bullpen, Imi Garcia, is near." The media predicted that after Kikuchi took the mound against Texas on the 27th, "The possibility of pitching in Toronto next week (after the trade deadline) is close to zero."

Kikuchi had five hits, eight strikeouts and four runs in five innings against Detroit on the 21st, his ninth loss of the season (four wins). When he said there was a possibility of a trade after the game, Kikuchi said, "I don't know what will happen, it's out of my control. Even if this is the last time, I want to tell you that I love the team, I love the distance, and I love all the fans. As a player, I have a lot of desire to win."

Another Toronto Star reported that the Blue Jays is not a false hope, but it is time to sell Kikuchi including other players. They argue that the team should start a solid rebuilding process amid poor performance. Toronto, which finished the first half of the season as the lowest in the American League East, is still the lowest in the world with 45 wins and 54 losses as of Tuesday.[토토사이트 모음](https://bsc.news/post/safe-totosite-ranking-top-15-major-safe-playground-2024)

Starting with recruiting Ryu Hyun-jin in the winter of 2019, the Toronto Blue Jays challenged for the fall festival by making aggressive investments. The following year, the Toronto Blue Jays brought in outfielder George Springer from the FA market for six years and $125 million. In the winter of 2021, the team signed Kevin Gausman (five-year, $110 million) and Kikuchi (three-year, $36 million) as starting pitchers, and Jose Berrios (seven-year, $131 million) as long-term contracts. In December 2022, the team signed Chris Bassett (three-year, $63 million) as starting pitcher for the FA, further strengthening its rotation.

Toronto advanced to the postseason three times in four years from 2020, but all of them failed in the first edition of the wild card series. This season, the team has not been able to advance due to lack of power.

Local media's assessment and internal atmosphere within the club are that it is time to reorganize the team again by rebuilding.

News of the trade of Toronto's high-paid players, including Kikuchi, is likely to pour out at the end of this month.